New York Cosmos captain Carlos Mendez *(left) plays in last year's exhibition against the Cuban national team.AP

Thursday’s US Open Cup blind draw didn’t give local fans another New York derby between the Red Bulls and Cosmos in the fifth round. But it gave the Red Bulls a shot at payback on the team that knocked them out last year and gave the Cosmos a chance to host another MLS team — just not at home.

The Red Bulls play Philadelphia, in Chester, Pa., on June 29. The Red Bulls were eliminated by the 10-man Union in a penalty-kick shootout in last year’s quarterfinal.

The Cosmos, after knocking off NYCFC 1-0 Wednesday and getting the right to host, face New England on June 29. But they’ll play at Belson Stadium on the campus of St. John’s University, instead of at Hofstra, because Hofstra has barred them from playing any MLS teams there.

NYCFC fans and Cosmos fans clashed before the match — reports varied about which side instigated the violence — and at least one Cosmos fan left the scene with bloody scratches on his arms and face. There also were incidents during last year’s home win over NYCFC.

“The issue we’re facing is we’ve been told by Hofstra that we cannot host any MLS teams in the Open Cup at Shuart Stadium. This stems from some security issues and altercations, fan behavior over the last couple of years of matches we’ve hosted there,” COO Erik Stover said. “We spent time trying to change their mind on that decision, unfortunately we haven’t been able to do that.

“Most of it was from last year. There were a few altercations … a fair amount of complaints to the university from the patrons at the event. … We haven’t had any security issues really in the three-plus season that we have played there except last season at the NYCFC game.”

The Red Bulls will host Mexican giant Club America in a friendly on July 6.

Fans traveling to MetLife Stadium for Friday’s sold-out Copa America quarterfinal between Colombia and Peru were urged by organizers to arrive early because of expected traffic issues.